Rufus LIBBY

(b. 30 July 1817 , Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 21 November 1843 , Sabattus, Maine, USA )

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Rufus LIBBY was born 30 July 1817 in Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Rufus LIBBY was the child of Rufus King LIBBY and Roxanna JONES

Rufus LIBBY died 21 November 1843 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .
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1817 Birth
30 July 1817
Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

Grave

Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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1843 Death
21 November 1843
Sabattus, Maine, USA

He died at the age of 26.

Rufus is buried at: Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

Added: 5/9/2012 9:57:19 AM - Updated: 5/7/2017 12:27:37 PM

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state